FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 15, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–82.

Final · R2 · G7
MEM90
OKC105
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +15
Final · CF · G1
MIA82
CHI103
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 CHI 0; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +21
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · MIA @ CHI

Chicago draws first blood against Miami

Chicago won Game 1 of the conference finals, 103–82. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 28 points, 1 rebound and 6 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+9+21CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2325151982
CHI20282431103
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28CHI28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21CHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 12, 22, 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30MIA30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18MIA18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MEM @ OKC · R2 · G7

OKC leads Memphis wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 105–90. Best quarter: the fourth, 33–32. Kevin Durant led OKC with 39 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCMEM114–101G2 · @ OKCOKC111–102G3 · @ MEMMEM101–93G4 · @ MEMOKC133–123G5 · @ OKCOKC99–72G6 · @ MEMMEM95–83G7 · @ OKCOKC105–90Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+2.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (13 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39OKC vs MEM · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 12, 22, 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30MIA @ CHI · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28CHI vs MIA · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21CHI vs MIA · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 9, 15, 24, 18, 16, 9, 11, 18MEM @ OKC · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18MIA @ CHI · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST